Recipes similar to Authentic Texas chili con carne

Easy, delicious chicken Chimichangas served with guacamole, sour cream and Mexican fried rice for a perfect meal.
 

Hot and spicy Mexican meatballs, made with pork, bacon, chipotle chiles and spices. Chipotle chiles are smoked and dried jalapeno peppers. They can be bought dried, pickled or preserved in adobo sauce. Chipotle chiles add a smoky flavor to dishes and quite a bit of heat, if used in quantities. This dish is great as an appetizer or even a main dish, if served with rice.
 

Arroz con pollo (or Rice with Chicken) is a classic Spanish dish that is simple to do and great as lunch or dinner. The chicken is dredged in a paprica flavored flour, fried in vegetable oil and then cooked with rice and spices. This dish is the chicken version of the famous paella dish. 

Refried beans is a typical Mexican dish. It can be used as a side dish or as a filling in dishes like enchiladas, burritos and more. This recipe uses fresh beans so make sure you soak them the night before. You can of course use canned beans - the taste might not be the same but they will still taste good.
 

This is a delicious red chile sauce recipe, made the El Cholo way. Red chile sauces go well with many Mexican dishes such as burritos, enchiladas and chimichangas. The chile sauce can keep in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
 

A different salsa that can be used instead of the regular tomato salsa, this one uses a combination of white, red and green onions, together with garlic, jalapeno chili, and coriander.
 

A very popular sauce, used often in Mexican and Southwestern recipes, chipotle chiles in adobo sauce are stewed chipotle chiles. The sauce provides a smokey flavor with a mild heat to a variety of dishes. This homemade version of adobo sauce is easy to make and far more superior than ready made ones.
 

Fideo is a type of Mexican pasta similar to angel hair pasta or vermicelli. The pasta is first fried with onion, then cooked in a spiced tomato sauce and served with grated cheese on top. An easy to make, typical Mexican dish.
 

Flour tortillas filled with shredded beef, cheese, salsa and sour cream. The beef is cooked for several hours in Chipotle chiles, tomato, garlic, onion and other spices.
 

A favorite beef chili recipe, this one is made with chipotle, ancho and anaheim chiles, beef, bacon and a bunch of herbs and spices. This chili is not hot and is great for parties. If you want to make it hotter increase the amount of Chipotle chiles used and/or add some cayenne pepper.